NEHRU INSTITUTE ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

T. M. Palayam, Coimbatore - 641 105

(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai)
Accredited by NAAC, Recognized by UGC with Section 2(f) and 12(B)
NBA Accredited UG Courses: AERO, CSE, MECH
Department of Mechatronics Engineering
MT8701 ROBOTICS AND MACHINE VISION SYSTEM

1. Robot is derived from Czech word

a. Rabota
b. Robota
c. Rebota
d. Ribota

2. A Robot is a
a. Programmable
b. Multi functional manipulator
c. Both Programmable and Multi functional manipulator
d. None of the above
3. The main objective(s) of Industrial robot is to
a. To minimize the labour requirement
b. To increase productivity
c. To enhance the life of production machines
d. All of the above

4. The following is true for a Robot and NC Machine

a. Similar power drive technology is used in both
b. Different feedback systems are used in both
c. Programming is same for both
d. All of the above
5. According to Asimov’s three laws, under what circumstances is it all right for a robot to
injure a human being?
 a. Never.
b. When the human being specifically requests it.
c. In case of an accident.
d. In case the robot controller is infected with a computer virus.

6. Drives are also known as

a. Actuators
b. Controller
c. Sensors
d. Manipulator
7. A manipulator is also known as a:
a. Track drive.
b. Robot arm.
c. Vision system.
d. Robot controller.

8. Clockwise of Anti clockwise rotation about the vertical axis to the perpendicular arm is
provided through
a. Shoulder swivel
b. Elbow extension
c. Arm sweep
d. Wrist bend
9. The region throughout which a robot arm can is accomplish tasks called its:
a. Coordinate geometry.
b. Reference axis.
c. Reference frame.
d. Work envelope.

10. The common robotic arm has ___________ degrees of freedom.

a. Six
b. Three
 c. Two
d. Five

11. A relay is a type of:    

a. Actuator
b. sensor
c. Controller
d. end effector

12. Radial movement (in & out) to the manipulator arm is provided by
a. Elbow extension
b. Wrist bend
c. Wrist swivel
d. Wrist yaw
13. What is the name for space inside which a robot unit operates?
a) Environment
b) spatial base
c) work envelope
d) exclusion zone

14. Which of the following terms IS NOT one of the five basic parts of a robot?
a) Peripheral tools
b) end effectors
c) controller
d) drive

15.  The number of moveable joints in the base, the arm, and the end effectors of the robot
determines_________
a) Degrees of freedom
b) payload capacity
 c) operational limits
d) flexibility
16. Which of the basic parts of a robot unit would include the computer circuitry that could
be programmed to determine what the robot would do?
a) Sensor
b) controller
c) arm
d) end effector

17. Industrial Robots are generally designed to carry which of the following coordinate
system(s).
a) Cartesian coordinate systems
b) Polar coordinate systems
c) Cylindrical coordinate system
d) All of the above

18. The Robot designed with Cartesian coordinate systems has

a. Three linear movements
b. Three rotational movements
c. Two linear and one rotational movement
d. Two rotational and one linear movement

19. The Robot designed with Polar coordinate systems has

a. Three linear movements
b. Three rotational movements
c. Two linear and one rotational movement
d. Two rotational and one linear movement

20. The Robot designed with cylindrical coordinate systems has

a. Three linear movements
b. Three rotational movements
 c. Two linear and one rotational movement
d. Two rotational and one linear movement

21. Which of the following work is done by General purpose robot?

a. Part picking
b. Welding
c. Spray painting
d. All of the above

22. The following drive is used for lighter class of Robot.

a. Pneumatic drive
b. Hydraulic drive
c. Electric drive
d. All of the above

23. Internal state sensors are used for measuring __________ of the end effector.
a. Position
b. Position & Velocity
c. Velocity & Acceleration
d. Position, Velocity & Acceleration

24. Which of the following sensors determines the relationship of the robot and its
environment and the objects handled by it
a. Internal State sensors
b. External State sensors
c. Both (A) and (B)
d. None of the above

25. Which of the following is not a programming language for computer controlled robot?
a. AMU
b. VAL
 c. RAIL
d. HELP

26. In which of the following operations Continuous Path System is used

a. Pick and Place
b. Loading and Unloading
c. Continuous welding
d. All of the above
27. In __________ drive each machine is driven by its own separate motor with the help of
gears and pulley
a) Individual drive
b) Multimotor drive
c) Group Drive
d) None of the above
28. The laws of Robotics are:
a) A robot may not injure a human being
b) A robot must abbey the order given by human except when conflict with the first law
c) A robot must protect its own existence except when it is violating first and second law
d) Both b and c

29. The basic components of robot are:

a) The mechanical linkage
b) Sensors and controllers
c) User interface and power conversion unit
d) All of the mentioned
30. A _________ is connection between parts or links in a robot that allow motion.
a) Hinge
b) Joint
c) Dis joint
d) None of the mentioned
31. Classification of Robot is based on:
a) Geometry and geometric classification
b) Left right classification
c) Based on control system
d) All of the mentioned
32. In which of the following drives, there is no slip
a. Open belt drive         
b. Crossed belt drive               
c. Rope drive               
d. Chain drive
33. The velocity ratio of two pulleys connected by an open belt or crossed belt is
a) Directly proportional to their diameters
b) inversely proportional to their diameters
c) directly proportional to the square of their diameters
d) inversely proportional to the square of their diameters
34. Due to slip of the belt, the velocity ratio of the belt drive
a) Decreases
b) increases
c) does not change
d) none of the mentioned
35. When the belt is stationary, it is subjected to some tension, known as initial tension. The
value of this tension is equal to the
a) tension in the tight side of the belt
b) tension in the slack side of the belt
c) sum of the tensions in the tight side and slack side of the belt
d) average tension of the tight side and slack side of the belt
36. Why is an idler gear used in gear trains?
a) To obtain minimum centre distance between driving and driven shaft
b) To have required direction of rotation
c) Both a. and b
d) None of the above
37. Which of the following statements are false for belt drives?
1. Belt drive is used in applications having constant speed drive
2. Belt drives can be used at extremely high speeds
3. Belt drives have low power transmitting capacity
4. Belt drives need continuous lubrication 
a. 1 and 2
b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 2, 3 and 4
d. 1, 2 and 4
38. Which gears are used to connect two intersecting shaft axes?
a. Crossed helical gear
b. Worm and worm wheel
c. Bevel gears
d. All of the above
39. What is the purpose of using steel chains?
a) To avoid slipping
b) To avoid friction
c) To avoid accelerated motion
d) To avoid jerks

40. The toothed wheels in chain drives are known as ______

a) Sprockets
b) Sprockers
c) V-belt
d) V- chain
41. The distance between hinge centres of two corresponding links is known as _______
a) Pitch
b) Pitch circle diameter
c) Sprocket length
d) Sprocker diameter
42. The friction of the harmonic drives depend upon
 a) Torque
b) Momentum
c) Load
d) Initial tension

43. ______________ is the main component of a harmonic drive, which can generate a
repeated vibration

a) The flexspline
b) circular spline
c) wave generator
d) spline

44. Which of the following is not true about gears?

a) Positive drive
b) Constant velocity ratio
c) Transmit large power
d) Bulky construction
45. high repeatability applications of Cartesian configurations is due to
a) Linear joints
b) High stiffness of links
c) Its rigid structure
d) All the above.
46. "piston movement inside the engine cylinder" is ......... type of joint.
a) prismatic
b) rotational
c) twisting
d) revolving
47. The robot configuration, which is used in high reach applications
a) Polar
 b) jointed arm
c) Spherical
d) (a) & (b).
48. Based on finger movement, Mechanical gripper can be classified as __________
a) pivoting movement
b) linear or translational movement
c) a & b
d) none of the above
49. A Spherical coordinate robot should have ________ joints
a) one revolute and two prismatic
b) three prismatic
c) two revolute and one prismatic
d) a,b& c
50. Based on the coordinate system robots can be classified as_________ robots.
a) Cartesian
b) Spherical
c) Cylindrical
d) a,b& c